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Category:Films based on actual events

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Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories.

▼ Films based on actual events

► Action films based on actual events

► Biographical films

► Comedy films based on actual events

► Coming-of-age films based on actual events

► Crime films based on actual events

► Disaster films based on actual events

► Documentary films about historical events

► Documentary films

► Drama films based on actual events

► Epic films based on actual events

► Films about Alexander the Great

► Films based on non-fiction books

► Films about the Forty-seven Ronin

► Hindi films based on actual events

► Horror films based on actual events

► Journalism adapted into films

► Films about the assassination of John F. Kennedy

► LGBT-related films based on actual events

► Musical films based on actual events

► Philippine films based on actual events

► Political films based on actual events

► Romance films based on actual events

► Rwandan genocide films

► Seafaring films based on actual events

► Sports films based on actual events

► Spy films based on actual events

► Thriller films based on actual events

► War films based on actual events

► Western (genre) films based on actual events

Subcategories

This category has the following 30 subcategories, out of 30 total.

A

► Action films based on actual events‎ (34 P)

B

► Biographical films‎ (27 C, 18 P)

C

► Comedy films based on actual events‎ (45 P)
► Coming-of-age films based on actual events‎ (9 P)
► Crime films based on actual events‎ (5 C, 314 P)

D

► Disaster films based on actual events‎ (3 C, 41 P)
► Docudramas‎ (3 C, 200 P)
► Documentary films about historical events‎ (11 C, 66 P)
► Documentary films‎ (12 C, 5 P)
► Drama films based on actual events‎ (351 P)

E

► Epic films based on actual events‎ (67 P)

F

► Films about Alexander the Great‎ (3 P)
► Films based on non-fiction books‎ (2 C, 376 P)
► Films about the Forty-seven Ronin‎ (9 P)

H

► Hindi films based on actual events‎ (12 P)
► Horror films based on actual events‎ (29 P)

J

► Journalism adapted into films‎ (1 C, 36 P)

K

► Films about the assassination of John F. Kennedy‎ (1 C, 18 P)

L

► LGBT-related films based on actual events‎ (80 P)

M

► Musical films based on actual events‎ (1 C, 81 P)

P

► Philippine films based on actual events‎ (2 C, 5 P)
► Political films based on actual events‎ (2 C, 34 P)

R

► Romance films based on actual events‎ (27 P)
► Rwandan genocide films‎ (7 P)

S

► Seafaring films based on actual events‎ (3 C, 51 P)
► Sports films based on actual events‎ (1 C, 157 P)
► Spy films based on actual events‎ (1 C, 15 P)

T

► Thriller films based on actual events‎ (59 P)

W

► War films based on actual events‎ (2 C, 108 P)
► Western (genre) films based on actual events‎ (1 C, 12 P)

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